EA Announce The Sims 3 Create a Pattern Tool Is Coming Out This Summer For Free

EA have announced that The Sims 3 Pattern Tool is coming out this summer for free from www.TheSims3.com. this tool allows players to create their own designs and patterns and share them with other users as well as using them in your own game.

Features

• Pattern Masters - As the official pattern tool for The Sims 3, The Sims 3 Create a Pattern Tool makes it easy for players to make their own patterns and safely add them to their game
• Customize Sims’ Surroundings – Players can apply newly created patterns to their Sims’ furniture, clothing, floors, walls, and more
• Powerful and Easy - This powerful yet easy-to-use tool is perfect for all types of users ranging from beginners to advanced designers
• Preview to Check it Out – Players can view their patterns in 3D with the click of a button, then export directly to their game
• Share! Fans around the world can share and download creations throughThe Sims 3 Exchange

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Press Release

EA’s The Sims Studio is putting the power of pattern creation directly into The Sims 3 players’ hands! Available this summer as a free download on www.TheSims3.com, The Sims 3 Create a Pattern Toolallows players to create and share their own original patterns. Registered The Sims 3 players will be able to design a pattern easily, whether simple or elaborate, using dozens of images available in the Sticker Library or layer and modify their own images to create any pattern their heart desires. Players’ creativity is the limit and once satisfied they can then share their pattern creations online on The Sims 3 Exchange.

FEATURES
· Pattern Masters - As the official pattern tool for The Sims 3, The Sims 3 Create a Pattern Tool makes it easy for players to make their own patterns and safely add them to their game
· Customize Sims’ Surroundings – Players can apply newly created patterns to their Sims’ furniture, clothing, floors, walls, and more
· Powerful and Easy - This powerful yet easy-to-use tool is perfect for all types of users ranging from beginners to advanced designers
· Preview to Check it Out – Players can view their patterns in 3D with the click of a button, then export directly to their game
· Share! Fans around the world can share and download creations throughThe Sims 3 Exchange

The Sims 3 Create a Pattern Tool is a robust creative tool, which allows players to create millions of patterns and place them on objects in their Sims’ world for a completely unique look and feel to their game. Whether they’ve been hankering for a new plaid for their Sims’ PJs or an exquisite flourish of tiles for their floors, everything they want to create is now within their grasp! For more information and assets, please visit info.ea.com.

Sony And Media Molecule Announce Little Big Planet 2 Is Coming Exclusively To The PS3 This Year

Media Molecule and Sony have revealed Little Big Planet 2 for the Playstation 3 and announced that it is coming out this year only on the PS3. They have also announced that all the levels created in Little Big Planet, and currently there are over 2 Million of them, are playable in Little Big Planet 2.

Media Molecule reveal that the searching system is getting a total overhaul, with additions like a activity stream so you can see what your friends are playing and what your hearted creators are building. They are also making it more accessible, providing a web site for every creator and every level. you will be able to browse levels, add them to your queue to play later, and much more via this website.

Little Big Planet 2 also comes with new things to add to your levels. Sackbots can be shaped and tweaked, and you have the choice to even record behaviour for them. New camera tools have been added to give a better cinematic experience for your level, or they can be used to create short films or music videos. You will have the ability to choose how a controller is used in a level and what buttons do what.

In an effort to reduce the amount of logic systems needed, circuit boards have been added to the game. for example, the calculator level created in little Big Planet was made up of over 100 pistons, in Little Big Planet 2 this can be boiled down into 1 microchip, freeing up the thermometer for other things. Circuit boards can be any size and take as many switches as you want them to.

Sackboy has also been given other tools to use, for example he now has a grappling hook, that can be used when he jumps, as well as new bounce pads. Media Molecule are teasing future surprises and reveals for the game and Sackboy.

Announcement Trailer


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From Little Big Planet 2

Audio Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest)

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Re-Cap of The Weekends News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/17j4ko

• QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/17j5lJ

• Its reported that Zynga is planning to leave Facebook and start Zynga Live, Not happy with the cut Facebook get http://ht.ly/1Ixxg

• PS3: Little Big Planet 2 details, New tools to create puzzle/racing/RPG games, create/edit films, LBP stuff carried over http://ht.ly/1IxzG

• 360: The ESRB has rated Duke Nuken: Manhattan Project for the Xbox 360 http://ht.ly/1IxA6

• Screenshots from the new XCOM game have been leaked. 50's America style. http://ht.ly/1IxAT

• its reported Crytek have filed a trademark for TimeSplitters: Future Perfect http://ht.ly/1IxBb

• GTTV tease they have a trailer for a new game in a classic franchise coming in the show next week. http://ht.ly/1IxBR

• Shigeru Miyamoto denies Nintendo have taken small steps online, Nintendo debating free or subscription online service http://ht.ly/1IxDg

• QTE Blog: New Zero Punctuation - Splinter Cell: Conviction http://ow.ly/17j97i

• QTE Blog: Silhouettes of the Starting Pokémon From Pokémon Black And Pokémon White Have Been Released http://ow.ly/17jAjl

• QTE Blog: What Have You Played This Week? http://ow.ly/17jI4G

• QTE Blog: QTE Tweets Of The Week http://ow.ly/17jLxn

QTE Tweets Of The Week

Here are this weeks most clicked tweets from the QTE Gamers News In Brief. Like last week, many of these stories had the same amount of hits. Two interesting, or strange, inclusions in this weeks top 10 are 3 and 1. both of these are fairly old stories that got a lot of attention in one day. There was a few re-tweets from followers of QTE Gamers, but the one that got the most traction was the story at 2 which initially got re-tweeted by @randy_wrecked.

10 QTE Blog: UK PSN Update 05/05/2010 http://ow.ly/17hclH

9 Bethesda's Pete Hines says Doom 4 will "show the world id's true potential" when its released. http://ht.ly/1IeVe

8 iPad: out 28th May16 in UK WiFi £429 32GB WiFi £499 64GB WiFi £599 16GB WiFi+3G £529 32GB WiFi+3G £599 64GB WiFi+3G £699 http://ht.ly/1IbhR

7 360: 8 page Gears Of War 3 feature from Russian mag leaked, art + more http://ht.ly/1Hdn6 Translation here, big spoilers! http://ht.ly/1Hdni

6 Activison reveal Bungie will have 200 hundred people, they are funding Bungies new game, its unlike anything else http://ht.ly/1IcD3

5 iPhone: Apple have been granted the design patent for the iPhone 3G and 3GS http://ht.ly/1GJyO

4 360: Microsofts Natal E3 press conference will not be live streamed. Microsoft are banning all technology from the show http://ht.ly/1Hi27

3 Its rumoured that Silent HIll Shattered Memories may have been delayed a month after retailers change its release date. http://ow.ly/u1X0

2 Its reported Sony have approached director, David O. Russell, to direct the Uncharted movie. Summer 2011 release + more http://ht.ly/1GQBI

1 PS3: kotaku has pictures of the Final Fantasy XIII PS3 and the Box http://ow.ly/LfkS

What Have You Played This Week?

Managed to play a lot more this week. I even got back the game that killed my old PlayStation 3, for those who are new my launch PlayStation 3 died when I tried to play IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. This is a rented game which also means i've not played much recently as i've been waiting to get it back from Sony. It got to me when Sony said it would, and I'm determined to finish it quickly as my rent games list on Swapgame just keeps getting longer.

Football Manager 10 – PC – well finished 2nd in my second season in the premiership. Again my team is getting stronger, but with Annan its taking time as I still can't offer high wages, but thankfully a new stadium and improved training/youth stuff is making it a bit easier.

Uncharted 2– PS3 – I only played the online part of the game. Its plenty of fun, and the maps have soo much to offer. Thankfully there are loads of people playing the game, but I have come across a few with dodgy connections and in some games people just seemed to be dropped.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey – PS3 – Yep, I got the game back that killed my last PlayStation 3. I got much further this time, getting through the tutorial fine. Graphically its fairly impressive and it makes great use of vibration in the Dual Shock 3. there appears to be no one playing it online, so i've focused on the single player stuff. The campaign is straightforward, complete tasks to continue and unlock sutff. Ai for the most part is decent in campaign, but there are times when the Ai is either too good or not good enough. It's fun to play and educational, for those unfamiliar with air warfare in World War II. It'll take a while to complete, but the trophies are unlocking regularly and the unlocked stuff in game has some incentive to continue.

Halo Reach – Beta – Xbox 360 – I played a fair bit of the Beta, playing slayer matches, and ultimately it feels a lot like Halo. Some of the control changes took an age to get used to, like using the RB to melee and not B, but ultimately it does control well. Graphically there is a noticeable improvement, but not perhaps as big as an improvement as it needs, especially when you compare it to games like Killzone 2. the new loadouts do make it interesting, but only when you get used to using them. I use the jet pack a lot to shoot from above and land on top of them where I melee the opponent. This usually kills them. Others are using the cloak great in sniping positions. The defensive one is pretty hit and miss I find with people either using it or coming across someone using it. I have no idea what its like to talk to people with this game. Like most online games, I do not use a headset...especially on the 360, but from what people are saying on podcasts and such...ot certainly doesn't sound like things have improved.

Bookworm Adventures – PC – my parents had a cleanup and found this game. I had played Bookworm a long time ago and thought i'd give it a try. I think this is a brilliant game. It is shown up by its age, in terms of graphics, but the gameplay is simply addictive and fun. Its a great RPG and you can see how games like this spawned bigger games like Puzzle Quest.

what have you been playing this week? feel free to add your weeks gaming selection in the comments, or you can comment on the game i played this week.

Silhouettes of the Starting Pokémon From Pokémon Black And Pokémon White Have Been Released

Pokémon Sunday, a TV show in Japan, have revealed silhouettes of the Starting Pokémon from the Pokémon Black and Pokémon White Videogames and TV Series. The full reveal of these starters will come in both the CoroCoro magazine, which is expected to leak during the week, and next Sundays Pokémon Sunday. I Speculate that the pokemon types will be, from left to right, Grass, Fire, Water. You can click on the picture to see it bigger.

From Pokébeach